On first glance, it could pass for an ATM. Or the machine at the Wawa for ordering sandwiches. But the sleek, wireless kiosk tucked in a corner of Drexel University's rec center has a much more weighty purpose.
"Get a CHECK-UP from the NECK UP?" a sign near it beckons.
On it, students who are feeling depressed or having other mental-health issues can take anonymous, two-minute screenings to see whether they may have a problem. And if their responses suggest a mental illness, the machine arms them with resources and places to go for help.
Kind of like a blood-pressure check for the brain.
It's the first such kiosk on a U.S. college campus and the second in Philadelphia, according to Alyson Ferguson, director of grant making for the Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation in Philadelphia, which has funded the kiosks.
[For more of this story, written by Susan Snyder, go to http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20150608_Drexel_debuts_a_kiosk_for_mental_health.html#Q61mDCwov8mHGw84.99]
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